Earlier this year, a coalition of 16 Attorney Generals filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo for closing the account of a gun manufacturer. A Napolitan News national survey found that only 12% of voters believe banks be allowed to close the accounts of customers who use their accounts to buy guns.
The practice, known as debanking, was initiated in the Obama Administration. It has been in the news lately due to comments made by Marc Andreesen on the Joe Rogan podcast. Andreesen claimed that at least 30 tech entrepreneurs were debanked.
Only 9% of voters believe banks should be allowed to close the accounts of customers of which the bank does not approve.
Underlying this opposition to debanking is the belief that a person's bank records and credit card purchases should be considered private information. Eighty-seven percent (87%) of all voters hold that view.
An earlier release noted that most voters believe agencies of the federal government routinely pressure banks to provide private information on the bank customers.
